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Baby's First Tests
What You Can Expect During Your Hospital Stay
By Erin Gifford
Newborn hearing tests also have become common practice. The screening of newborns involves the use of non-invasive measures that include otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), in which sounds are played in your baby's ears and an echo response is measured, and/or auditory brain response (ABR), which tests an infant's ability to hear soft sounds through miniature earphones. Both are painless and can be done while your baby is resting quietly.
According to the American Academy of Audiology, as many as three in 1,000 babies are born in the United States each year with hearing loss, making it vital that you have your baby's hearing tested before leaving the hospital. Otherwise, mild to severe hearing problems may not be identified until your child is about 2 years of age. When hearing loss is detected late, language development can be delayed.
Once the initial newborn checkup has been completed, your baby will be monitored carefully during the first days of his life. His heart rate, respiratory rate, heart and breathing sounds, temperature, skin color and feeding and bowel movement patterns will be checked regularly to ensure that he is continuing to do well. While your baby may lose up to 10 percent of his body weight in the first couple of days, he should regain this weight within the first two weeks.
Now comes the fun part: It's time to go home to the nursery that's waiting for your baby. A regular schedule of well-baby visits with your pediatrician will then keep your baby healthy. So just sit back, watch your baby grow and enjoy this special time that you have together.
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